Another actor who did a good job was Sam Rockwell.
Youy know, I'm not terribly familiar with his work, but I absolutely loved him as Zaphod Beeblebrox in the Hitchhiker's Guide. Now there was a movie where I never pictured ANY of the actors as the roles they were cast in, and yet found them all oddly endearing in spite of it -- as if they just embodied the roles in a way I hadn't ever pictured, but still did it well. (It didn't help that I could still hear the old radio version in my head, though -- much as I love Alan Rickman in everything else, he just didn't hold a candle to the morose voie of the original Marvin. Marvin, in fact, was the only wrong note in the whole movie, for me -- didn't like the big head, either.)
It used to be that the one movie I could watch forever and ever, amen, was the Road Warrior. I once counted up 123 times that I had seen it, and that was while I was still young -- I've seen it many more times since. I'm over it now, though. But I can probably still quote it word for word. _________________ An apple a day....
I haven't seen that many movies that Sam Rockwell is in. The Green Mile, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and The Assassination... are the only ones, I think. I watched Road Warrior about a million times, too, when I was a kid.
Hehehe -- but probably not because Mel looked so good in a black leather jacket!
How was Confessions of a Dangerous Mind? I was interested in it the first time I saw the previews, but I never got around to renting it. It looked kind of cool, though. _________________ An apple a day....
How was Confessions of a Dangerous Mind? I was interested in it the first time I saw the previews, but I never got around to renting it. It looked kind of cool, though.
It was kind of cool! I though Rockwell was good as Chuck Barris, the successful yet troubled TV producer/CIA hitman. It's been a few years since I saw it. I may very well see it again soon.
Just saw Across The Universe, and it was incredible! Blew my mind (I think I can say that -- it was about the 60's, right? )
A cast of relative unknowns, all of whom had nice singing voices, good acting chops, and, in the case of Jojo, excellent guitar abilities. Cameos by Bono and Joe Cocker, who both tore up the scenery and their songs ("I Am The Walrus" and "Come Together", respectively). Characters that were all named for Beatles songs (Jude, Lucy, Sadie, Jojo, Maxwell, Prudence), and plenty of little tongue-in-cheek references to lines from Beatles songs, as well as imaginative reinterpretations of Beatles songs. TV Carpio's sad, wistful rendition of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" toward the unattainable object of her affection -- another girl -- was particularly heartwrenching, as was the child's acapella to adult gospel version of "Let It Be", sung over the violence of the Detroit riots and their aftermath. You'll definitely never hear "Strawberry Fields" the same way again, and "Girl" and the titular "Across The Universe" have never been so haunting. I've never been a huge Beatles fan, but of course I gre w up with them on oldies stations, so it was fun to see a musical where you know every word of every song going in, yet had never thought of the lyrics meaning what they came to mean in this story. The choreography was also breathtaking, and many of the visuals were arrestingly surreal -- director Julie Taymore is also responsible for the award-winning Broadway reinterpretation of The Lion King.
Jim Sturgess ain't hard to look at either, and Evan Rachel Woods has come a long way since she was the little girl in Practical Magic. Has a really pretty voice, too -- deeper than you would think for such an angelic-looking girl. However, Sadie, Max, Prudence, and Jojo were all scene-stealers in their own rights, and man, the voice on Sadie! I don't know the actress, but she has played Janis Joplin before, and was very similar (if a lot better looking) in this movie, and her renditions of "Why Don't We Do It In The Road" and "Helter Skelter" were just wild! Max's frat-partying bad-boy jaunt with his buddies through "I Get High With A Little Help From My Friends" was hysterically funny and worth the rental price all on its own. _________________ An apple a day....
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Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:49 am Post subject:
I recently saw In Bruges, which I loved. It stars Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell, with Ralph Fiennes in a supporting role. I loved the script, the acting and the setting, and I loved the Dublin accents, especially in Gleeson's voice.
Location: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject:
Deborah wrote:
I recently saw In Bruges, which I loved. It stars Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell, with Ralph Fiennes in a supporting role. I loved the script, the acting and the setting, and I loved the Dublin accents, especially in Gleeson's voice.
I saw an ad for that at the ArcLight and thought it looked interesting. Maybe I'll go and see it.
Elaine wrote:
Have any of you seen "La vie en rose"? It just came out on dvd and I'm thinking of renting it for family fun time viewing this Thanksgiving weekend. I'm curious to know if you guys recommend watching it.
I finally watched La Vie en Rose (aka La Môme). Although it was your standard cliché-riddled biopic, I was blown away by Mlle. Cotillard's performance. She was possessed! I was also captivated by the gentleman who played her paramour, Marcel Cerdan, a handsome fella by the name of Jean-Pierre Martins. What a hunk of man!
Location: San Francisco, Noord-Kalifornië, Noord-Amerika
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject:
Uriel wrote:
Sounds like a good cast. What was it about?
Two hitmen (Gleeson and Farrell), after a botched job, are told by their boss to lay low for a bit in Bruges. Gleeson instantly takes to the city; Farrell doesn't.
I saw Be Kind Rewind the other day. I've rarely seen a movie that sucked more ass. Shame on you Michael Gondry! You did Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. WTF?!
I saw Be Kind Rewind the other day. I've rarely seen a movie that sucked more ass. Shame on you Michael Gondry! You did Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. WTF?!
Why is Be Kind Rewind so bad? I know nothing about it.
I saw a Mexican/Spanish movie last night -- El Orfanato.
It was OK. Reminded me of The Others, but also of Honogurai mizu no soko kara (the Japanese Dark Water).
Speaking of movies in Spanish, I think I must see Volver. Elaine talked about it and so did my dad. Penélope Cruz, who might otherwise seem a bit bimbo-ish, is supposed to be fantastic in that movie.
The Orphanage -- that's the one with the little kid with a bag over his head, right? Did it remind you of The Others in that it had the same twist ending, or just in the general suspense-creepiness?
I saw a preview for the English-language version of Dark Water, and it looked pretty creepy. I'm not sold on Japanese horror, though, since seeing The Grudge. It occurs to me that we have two different ideas about ghosts. In Japan, ghosts seem to just be malevolent spirits, wreaking havoc on anyone who happens to find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time -- they're more like curses that get activated by some unfortunate action. Same idea in Pulse, same idea in The Ring. The victims are innocent bystanders with no real connection to the ghost itself. In contrast, western ghost stories are more like morality plays, where ghosts only stick around because they have unfinished business to attend to, and the wreaking of vengeance is usually on someone who really deserves it. Encounters with these kinds of ghosts might be terrifying, but the motives of the ghost are often just misunderstood by innocent characters, rather than them being the targets -- a la Stir of Echoes or The Sixth Sense. We seem to relegate Japanese-style oops-you-shouldn't-have-been-there-now-you're-gonna-get-it motifs to the slasher flick instead -- Jason and Freddy are the indiscriminate punishers of the innocent. _________________ An apple a day....
The Orphanage -- that's the one with the little kid with a bag over his head, right?
That's the one!
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Did it remind you of The Others in that it had the same twist ending, or just in the general suspense-creepiness?
Both. Un, dos, tres... toca la pared! Creepy shit, man!
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I saw a preview for the English-language version of Dark Water, and it looked pretty creepy. I'm not sold on Japanese horror, though, since seeing The Grudge. It occurs to me that we have two different ideas about ghosts. In Japan, ghosts seem to just be malevolent spirits, wreaking havoc on anyone who happens to find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time -- they're more like curses that get activated by some unfortunate action. Same idea in Pulse, same idea in The Ring. The victims are innocent bystanders with no real connection to the ghost itself. In contrast, western ghost stories are more like morality plays, where ghosts only stick around because they have unfinished business to attend to, and the wreaking of vengeance is usually on someone who really deserves it. Encounters with these kinds of ghosts might be terrifying, but the motives of the ghost are often just misunderstood by innocent characters, rather than them being the targets -- a la Stir of Echoes or The Sixth Sense. We seem to relegate Japanese-style oops-you-shouldn't-have-been-there-now-you're-gonna-get-it motifs to the slasher flick instead -- Jason and Freddy are the indiscriminate punishers of the innocent.
Japanese ghosts may be different but they're still scary.
I saw Moulin Rouge for the first time on Sunday and was pleasantly surprised by it. Most people that I knew who saw it thought it was rubbish. I thought it was quite tragic myself.
I liked it, too. I thought Nicole and Ewan did a fine job with the singing, and the visuals were quite imaginative. But then again, lots of critics slammed Across the Universe, too, and I couldn't find anything wrong with it at all -- I thought it was clever, entertaining, and very well done.
I think you either like musicals or you don't. Me, I like 'em. I can sing almost all of Little Shop of Horrors!
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I though Rockwell was good as Chuck Barris, the successful yet troubled TV producer/CIA hitman. It's been a few years since I saw it. I may very well see it again soon.
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